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Double Cluster Montage
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Double Cluster Montage

by Jose Suro

Category: Photo ArtAdded August 19, 2006203 views

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Keywords: Double Cluster, Astrophotography, beach

A montage of a dune bridge in St. Pete Beach, Florida and the Double Cluster in the constellation Perseus. An accurate representation of the clusters setting over the Gulf of Mexico if the clusters were only 500 light years from Earth. Published as an APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) by NASA in April 2006.
Image Reference: dc-montageImage Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: Digital Composite/IllustrationProperty Release: NACaptive: NA